Good Samaritan Society - Home Care

The agency failed to encode and electronically transmit completed OASIS assessments to the Center of Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) system within 30 days of completing the assessment of the for 6 of 6(P18, P19, P20, P21, P22, P23) patients reviewed.

The agency failed to provide 1 of 2 patients (P17) with information required related to other available home care providers, at the time of a agency-initiated discharge.

The agency failed to ensure each patient had an initial assessment visit for resumption of care within 48 hours of the patient's discharge from the hospital for 1 of 2 patients (P15) reviewed in the sample.

The agency failed to ensure medications were reconciled and/or set up as ordered for 2 of 7 patients (P6, P8) whose medications were reviewed during home visits and record review.

The agency failed to initiate and provide services as ordered on admission for 1 of 7 patients (P6) whose orders were reviewed during home visits.

The agency failed to ensure medications were administered per physician's orders for 1 of 1 patient (P12) reviewed for medications.

The home health agency (HHA) failed to meet the Condition of Participation at 484.50, Patient Rights.

The home health agency (HHA) failed to ensure 1 of 1 patient (P1) was free from neglect of care when staff left P1 lying at the bottom of the shower tub alone and unattended and was found by another caregiver with water up to his ears, and appeared confused.

The agency failed to report immediately to the State Agency (SA) an allegation of neglect of care for 1 of 1 patient (P1) reviewed for patient rights.